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Allison |
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Students Goals:
- Gain
strategies to use in furthering the education of TESOL students
- Better
knowledge of how to help students gain English proficiency
- Resources to
use and share with other professionals
- Make learning
meaningful to all students
- Help TESOL
students feel successful in the classroom
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Amber |
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Students Goals:
- I would like
to learn the needs of ESOL students.
- I would like
to learn how to meet the needs of ESOL students.
- I would like
to become a better teacher of all students.
- I would like
to make a difference in my school by in-servicing the staff on ways
they can reach ESOL students.
- I would like
to pursue my certification as an ESOL teacher.
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Benjamin |
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Students Goals:
- Acquisition of
language (how different people learn differently)
- Roadblocks to
language acquisition
- Methods of
teaching TESOL
- Ways to bridge
gaps culturally that may interfere with learning
- A perspective
for what it is like to be a ESOL student
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Brandy |
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Students Goals:
- Gain skills
and strategies to more effectively work with ESOL students in my
classroom
- Use the
knowledge I gain to become certified in TESOL
- To become a
resource for others needing strategies to better help ESOL students
- Knowledge of
language acquisition
- Have a better
understanding of the English language
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Christina |
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Students Goals:
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Develop a better understanding of
how language is learned
- Learn
effective strategies for teaching ESOL students
- Gain the
knowledge to assist my colleagues in teaching their ESOL students
- Expand my
knowledge base of other cultures
- Become a
certified ESOL teacher
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Ellen |
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Students Goals:
- I would like to
help students be more comfortable speaking in the classroom.
- I would like to
be a resource for other teachers.
- I would like to
understand the needs of different students.
- I would like to
have strategies to help all students achieve.
- I want to
achieve my goal of becoming a better teacher.
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Jae |
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Students Goals:
- To acquire an
understanding of how to teach English as a second language
- To gain
knowledge on how to better assist my ESL learners in reading,
writing and speaking English
- To understand
the technical aspects of linguistics and the language learning
process
- To eventually
take newly acquired knowledge beyond the school and into the
community
- To gain a level
of expertise in teaching English as a second language that will
enable me to teach English abroad
- To become a
certified ESL teacher
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Jennifer |
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Students
Goals:
- Aid current
ESOL students in my school
- Learn
techniques to use in the classroom
- Eventual
certification as a TESOL instructor
- Gain knowledge
to work with the TESOL teacher at my school to develop better ways
to assist ESOL students
- Bring
information back to my school to help ALL teachers in helping
ESOL students in regular education
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Rita |
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Students Goals:
- I would like to
gain knowledge and skills to help all my students achieve.
- I would like to
better understand other cultures.
- I would like to
build relationships with other individuals interested in the TESOL
field.
- I would like to
raise awareness and cultural sensitivity towards ELLs.
- I would like to
take advantage of job opportunities in the TESOL field.
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Sandra |
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Students Goals:
- A renewed
enthusiasm about learning and new methods/techniques to help
students become more successful
- A thorough
understanding of what ELL students are faced with as new language
learners and how to help relieve some of these stresses
- Techniques and
methods to share with my colleagues that will be successful for all
learners
- Open my
personal paradigms to understanding the changing needs, expectations
and barriers for our diverse population
- To have the
opportunity to study with my colleagues and exposure to top-notch
professors in the field
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